Exabyte EXB-8205 Installing the tape drive, Tools and equipment for installing the tape drive

1Installing the tape drive

This section provides instructions for the following tasks:

■Unpacking and handling the tape drive (page 8)

■Setting the SCSI ID (page 9)

■Preparing the tape drive for the SCSI bus (page 11)

■Installing the tape drive in a computer (page 13)

■Performing the initial power on (page 18)

Table 1 lists the tools and equipment you will need.

Table 1 Tools and equipment for installing the tape drive

Required Tools and Equipment
SCSI cable	See page 36 for SCSI cable requirements.
Power cable	See page 36 for power cable requirements.
Power supply	See pages 38-38 for power specifications.
Optional Tools and Equipment
Remote switch	If you use a remote switch, use a female Molex®
or jumpers	22-55-2061 (or equivalent) cable connector.
External SCSI	Differential: If the tape drive terminates the
bus terminator	SCSI bus, you must provide a Methode
	Electronics, Inc. dataMate®DM103-01-0 (or
	equivalent) differential external terminator.
	Single-ended: If the tape drive terminates the
	SCSI bus, you have the option of removing the
	tape drive’s internal terminators (R-packs) and
	using a dataMate DM103-02-0 (or equivalent)
	single-ended external terminator.
Mounting frame	Depending on your installation requirements,
or brackets, four	can be used to mount the tape drive.
M3 5 6 mm
screws, screwdriver
Flat-nose	Can be used to remove the R-packs from a
wiring pliers	single-ended tape drive that uses an external
	terminator or does not terminate the SCSI bus.
1¤4-inch female	Can be used for additional chassis grounding.
spade connector
or M3-0.5 6 mm
self-tapping screw

May 1994 EXB-8205 and EXB-8505 (Standard and XL) 7